History Film / TheFirstWivesClub

* MyBelovedSmother: Played for laughs with Annie's mother is over-controlling at best, which has given her lifelong self-esteem issues, but also turns when Annie takes things on her own hands that she could be supportive when Annie ''really'' asks for her opinion.

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* MyBelovedSmother: Played for laughs with Annie's mother is over-controlling at best, which has given her lifelong self-esteem issues, but it also turns out when Annie takes things on into her own hands that hands, she could be supportive when Annie ''really'' asks for her opinion.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Phoebe drops out of the story entirely once it's revealed that she's underage, and we're never shown how she's effected by the abrupt end of her relationship with Bill and, presumably, the loss of the film role that came with it.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Phoebe drops out of the story entirely once it's revealed that she's underage, and we're never shown how she's effected affected by the abrupt end of her relationship with Bill and, presumably, the loss of the film role that came with it.

MistakenForGay: Elise is recognized at the gay club by a woman who is absolutely ecstatic to "discover" that her hunch about Elise's sexuality is correct. Elise doesn't even try to correct her, instead enjoying the attention.

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* MistakenForGay: Elise is recognized at the gay club by a woman who is absolutely ecstatic to "discover" that her hunch about Elise's sexuality is correct. Elise doesn't even try to correct her, instead enjoying the attention.

* LighterAndSofter: The movie is a comedy, while the book is a lot more serious, including abuse as a theme.

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* LighterAndSofter: The movie is a comedy, while the book is a lot more serious, including abuse as a theme.

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MistakenForGay: Elise is recognized at the gay club by a woman who is absolutely ecstatic to "discover" that her hunch about Elise's sexuality is correct. Elise doesn't even try to correct her, instead enjoying the attention.

The story proceeds with what has happened to the other three ladies. Elise had become a successful actress, even winning an Oscar once. But as she entered middle-age, her career has declined to playing in B movies, and then mostly cast as the "mother" of various leading ladies. Her husband Bill Atchison (Victor Garber) became a major film producer due to her contacts, but has now divorced her and moved on to starlet Phoebe [=LaVelle=] (Elizabeth Berkley), and he and Elise are involved in a legal battle over their joint assets.

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The story proceeds with what has happened to the other three ladies. Elise had become a successful actress, even winning an Oscar once. But as she entered middle-age, her career has declined to playing in B movies, and then mostly cast as the "mother" of various leading ladies. Her husband Bill Atchison (Victor Garber) (Creator/VictorGarber) became a major film producer due to her contacts, but has now divorced her and moved on to starlet Phoebe [=LaVelle=] (Elizabeth Berkley), and he and Elise are involved in a legal battle over their joint assets.

The film starts in 1969, with a graduation day at Middlebury College, Vermont. Among the graduating class are four close friends Elise Elliot (Creator/GoldieHawn), Cynthia Griffin (Stockard Channing), Annie Mac Duggan (Diane Keaton), and Brenda Morelli (Bette Midler). Cynthia makes them all promise that they "will always be there for each other throughout the remainder of their lives." The scene then switches to the 1990s. The promise has not been kept as they have all lost touch with each other. Cynthia is an affluent but lonely and depressed woman. Her husband has just divorced her for a younger woman. She takes care of some final arrangements and then commits suicide.

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The film starts in 1969, with a graduation day at Middlebury College, Vermont. Among the graduating class are four close friends Elise Elliot (Creator/GoldieHawn), Cynthia Griffin (Stockard Channing), Annie Mac Duggan (Diane Keaton), and Brenda Morelli (Bette Midler).(Creator/BetteMidler). Cynthia makes them all promise that they "will always be there for each other throughout the remainder of their lives." The scene then switches to the 1990s. The promise has not been kept as they have all lost touch with each other. Cynthia is an affluent but lonely and depressed woman. Her husband has just divorced her for a younger woman. She takes care of some final arrangements and then commits suicide.

The film starts in 1969, with a graduation day at Middlebury College, Vermont. Among the graduating class are four close friends Elise Elliot (Goldie Hawn), Cynthia Griffin (Stockard Channing), Annie Mac Duggan (Diane Keaton), and Brenda Morelli (Bette Midler). Cynthia makes them all promise that they "will always be there for each other throughout the remainder of their lives." The scene then switches to the 1990s. The promise has not been kept as they have all lost touch with each other. Cynthia is an affluent but lonely and depressed woman. Her husband has just divorced her for a younger woman. She takes care of some final arrangements and then commits suicide.

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The film starts in 1969, with a graduation day at Middlebury College, Vermont. Among the graduating class are four close friends Elise Elliot (Goldie Hawn), (Creator/GoldieHawn), Cynthia Griffin (Stockard Channing), Annie Mac Duggan (Diane Keaton), and Brenda Morelli (Bette Midler). Cynthia makes them all promise that they "will always be there for each other throughout the remainder of their lives." The scene then switches to the 1990s. The promise has not been kept as they have all lost touch with each other. Cynthia is an affluent but lonely and depressed woman. Her husband has just divorced her for a younger woman. She takes care of some final arrangements and then commits suicide.

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